Sydney Cherney was nominated as a Beck’s Player with Heart for her efforts on and off the field. Her favorite part of high school sports is competing and playing with her friends and her sister while seeing the community support the events. Agriculture is the most important thing to Sydney. It presents new challenges every day to help her grow and become a better, stronger individual. Sydney is involved in basketball, soccer, FFA, 4-H, and a community program called All For One that gives young kids with disabilities the opportunity to show and work with animals. After high school, Sydney would like to play college basketball and stay active in agriculture and the livestock industry. 

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Maysen Trimble was nominated as a Beck’s Player with Heart for her efforts on and off the court. Maysen’s favorite part about high school sports is how you can have such a good dynamic while having fun with your friends. To Maysen agriculture means family. She grew up helping her dad and grandpa, and no matter what she was doing she was always the happiest on the farm. Maysen is involved in volleyball, basketball, track, softball, cheer, color guard, FFA, FCCLA, Academic Bowl, FCCLA, 4-H, yearbook, National Honor Society, and youth group. 

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Lowell Berger was nominated as a Beck’s Player with Heart for his efforts on and off the field. Lowell’s favorite part about high school sports is working hard and pushing his teammates to achieve their goals. To Lowell, agriculture is his family’s legacy. He is a seventh-generation farmer, and it is important to him to keep farming in the family. Lowell is involved in FFA, National Honor Society, football, track, 4-H, and church. Once Lowell graduates, he plans to go to college to pursue a degree in agriculture. 

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- September corn $6.7675 down $0.04

- September soybeans $14.6675 down $0.2325

- September soybean meal $436.10 up $2.60

- September soybean oil 67.73 down 123 points

- September Chicago wheat $8.265 up $0.265

- October live cattle $144.25 down $0.80

- October lean hogs $91.07 down $0.02

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In this episode, Mike Morris Compeer Financial VP of Appraisal, talks about the increase in farmland values. He points to commodity prices as the primary driver influencing the farmland market, but says other factors play a role as well - interest rates being one.

Morris says the volume of farmland sales continues to be strong.

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A successful corn silage harvest is critical for high quality dairy rations that help maximize milk production for dairy operations.

In this Managing for Profit, Sammie Brantner, a DEKALB technical agronomist provides some tips to help farmers get the most out of the silage harvest.

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- September corn $6.8075 up $0.1175

- September soybeans $14.90 down $0.205

- September soybean meal $433.50 down $10.60

- September soybean oil 68.96 down 254 points

- September Chicago wheat $8.00 up $0.07

- October live cattle $145.05 up $0.50

- October lean hogs $91.10 up $1.07

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Market recap (changes on week):

- December corn down $.06 at $6.65

- November soybeans down $.06 at $14.05

- November soybean oil down 1.21 cents at 66.44 cents/lb

- November soybean meal down $19.50 at $414.10/short ton

- December wheat down $.26 at $8.14

- July wheat down $.12 at $8.41

Weekly Highlights:

- US weekly ethanol production was down 5 million gallons last week to 285 million gallons. This utilized 96 million bushels of corn.

- Soybeans crushed for crude oil in July was 181 million bushels compared to 174 million in June and 166 million last July. US soybean crush was extremely strong this past winter. The oil extraction rate increased in July from June.

- Corn consumed for fuel alcohol and other food and industrial uses was 500 million bushels in July- up 1% from June but down 1% from July 2021.

- Export sales reports continue to be delayed for the time being as USDA’s new export sales platform is experiencing technical difficulties. They expect to resume regular reporting on Thursday September 15.

- However, daily flash sales continue to be reported. In the last 6 trading days nearly 59 million bushels of soybeans have appeared in daily export sales. Sales were split evenly between China and unknown destinations.

- Open interest futures and options contracts for Chicago soft and hard winter wheat was flat on the week while Chicago corn open interest declined 7.1% and soybeans declined 6.1%. Managed money positions were up nearly 40,000 positions, the largest since January of this year. Managed money positions of soybeans and wheat were down.

- USDA’s Economic Research Service projects US farm income will grow by 7.3 billion in 2022 to 147.7 billion- a new record in nominal term and second highest behind last year in real 2022 dollars.

- Russian agriculture development designed to promote bilateral trade and investment in the agricultural sector. Primary commodities targeted for increased trade and production were soybeans, wheat, corn and meat.

- The start of the month brings private estimates for US corn and soybean yields. The theme was a shrinking US corn crop and a growing US soybean crop.

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Building trust and relationships with consumers, especially in urban areas, is vital to a farmer’s success. This week, Illinois farmer Donna Jeschke highlights recent conversations she had about corn farming with residents in Chicago and how simply being present in non-farming communities can make a difference.

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Indiana corn checkoff dollars are used to provide farmers with relevant research to improve their operations, helps grow value and return on investment through marketing and education, and increases demand for Indiana corn.

In this episode, Paul Hodgen, president of the Indiana Corn Marketing Council shares some of the checkoff’s biggest success stories.

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